Avenida All Pet Clinic offers full veterinary care services.

Medical, surgical and dental procedures for dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, birds, reptiles and small mammals can all be performed in our hospital. Avenida All Pet Clinic is a bright, clean facility that can provide you with the following services:

	Pre-Purchase Examinations		Rabbit & Guinea Pig tooth trims
	Vaccinations		Avian wing, beak & nail trims
	Health check-up & physical exams		Reptile Nail Trims
	Spay & neuter services		Therapeutic Bathing services
	Fecal exams for parasites		Custom Flavoring of Medications
	Blood testing to detect illness		Microchips, or tattoos for identification of animals
	Heartworm testing		Behavior Counseling
	Dentistry		Diet Counseling
	Surgery		Radiography (X-Rays)
	Endoscopy		Care of Wildlife
	Doppler blood pressure monitoring & Pulse Oximetry		Boarding
	Electrocardiography (ECG) on premises		Several different types of anethesia to make surgery safe as possible

Vaccinations

Vaccines for puppies should begin at 6 - 8 weeks and they should be vaccinated every 4 weeks until 16weeks of age. Kittens should begin at the same age, but come every 4 week, until 12 - 16 weeks, depending on the vaccines that apply to your new addition. Cats, dogs and ferrets should be vaccinated and examined at least once annually.

Health Check-up and Physical Exams

Cats, dogs and ferrets should visit their veterinarian annually, but did you know that birds, reptiles, rabbits and other small critters should see their vet as well? We like to see them every year at least. Annual blood work on birds and reptiles help us know how they are doing on the inside as well as on the outside and allow us to detect illness much sooner.

Spay and Neuter Services

Spay and neuter surgeries can be done as early as 3 months of age. Pre-pubescent surgery can often decrease the chances of adult behaviors such as spraying and roaming, that we see after our pets have reached maturity. An animal spayed, or neutered after going through puberty endures a much more involved and difficult surgery compared to a youngster, and the recovery can be much longer and harder on your pet. Spaying and neutering not only decreases the unwanted pet population, but makes for a happier, healthier pet and is proven to prevent certain health problems later in life. Many Humane Societies and shelters within North America are doing their kitten and puppy surgeries at 8 to 12 weeks. Contrary to popular wives' tales, there are no health benefits to allowing your pet to endure a heat cycle or a pregnancy before being spayed.

Fecal Exams for Parasites

Animals that spend alot of time outdoors, or that cat of yours that likes to snack on the neighborhood birds and mice should be tested and dewormed regularly.

Blood Testing to Detect Illness

Blood testing can tell us many things about our pet. We can detect infections, viruses, kidney or liver problems and many other things with the tests that we do. Even healthy pets should have tests done. This gives the doctor a normal value from which to base results if your pet ever becomes ill, and can ease some of the anxiety associated with anethesia risks. Elderly animals are more prone to health problems and should be checked according to your veterinarian's recommendations. Our in-house lab machines give us results in under an hour.

Heartworm Testing

Heartworm disease is spread by moquito bites. We recommend testing your dog in the spring and treating with a chewable preventative each month from May 1st to October 1st.

Dentistry

Full dental scaling, polishing and flouride can be done under anesthetic to keep your dog, cat, or ferrets' teeth looking pearly white. We use top of the line equipment, such as our ultrasonic scaler, just like in your dentist's office. Don't forget to brush their teeth daily to keep them nice and healthy.

Radiography (X-Rays)

Our X-Ray facilities can accommodate any size animal from a 150 pound dog right down to a 100 gram hamster.

Surgery

Our complete surgical suite complements our veterinarian, whether she performs routine spays and neuters, or more complicated surgeries.

Endoscopy

For some types of internal examinations or exploratory procedures, we may be able to use our endoscope. An endoscope is a long, thin, flexible tool equipped with a fiber optic light and a camera on the end. This can make the procedure less invasive than traditional surgery.

Electrocardiography (ECG)

Our ECG machine allows us to detect irregularities in animal's heart. This allows us to take much better care of your pet in health and in illness and can help take some of the risk out of surgery for older animals.

Doppler Blood Pressure Monitoring and Pulse Oximetry

Our doppler ultrasonic flow monitor works in association with the monitoring by the AHT's during surgery to make it as safe as possible. The pulse oximeter detects heart rate and measures oxygenation of the blood while your pet is under anesthesia.

Rabbit and Guinea Pig Tooth Trimming

Let us trim their teeth to keep their chewing behaviors normal. See our Exotic Pets section for a few more details on the often overlooked condition.

Avian Wing, Beak, and Nail Trims

A bird with trimmed wings tends to stay out of trouble and isoften a little more tame. Nail trims, beak trims and wing trims help your bird look and feel his best. Our staff is trained and experienced in performing these procedures.

Reptile Nail Trims

Regular nail trimming for your reptile or turtle helps to prevent inuries to you and your pet.

Microchips or Tattoos for Identification of Animals

Tattoos - Provincial tattoos are a great, visible and inexpensive way to ensure your pet will arrive home safe if ever lost. A letter and number code can be identified by any veterinarian clinic in the province, or by the Humane Society. A tattoo is usually done under general anesthetic at the same time as spay, or neuter.
Microchips - the microchip is a small device inserted under the skin of your pet. If that animal is ever lost, the SPCA, or veterinary clinic can scan the animal (like the box of cereal at the supermarket) and get the owner's name and phone number so he/she can be returned safely home.

Behavior Counseling

Behavior problems in pets are the number one reason that many end up in shelters, or euthanised. Check out our behavior section on this site to see our recommendations.

Diet Counseling

Our staff can help you choose a food appropriate to the dietary needs of any species of pet. We also carry a selection of specialized, superior quality veterinary diets. To see more, visit our Products page.

Anesthesia - Several Different Types

At Avenida All Pet Clinic, we use several different types of anesthesia depending on the age and type of animal, and the procedure being performed.

Therapeutic Bathing Services

We are able to do therapeutic bathing but do not provide professional grooming services.

Custom Flavoring of Medications

We are able to custom flavor almost any medication with our FlavoRx system. There are 16 flavors to choose from, such as: Grilled Tuna, Shrimp Cocktail Crispy Bacon, Angus Beef, Cheesie Cheddar, Scrumptious Peanut Butter, or Gooey Molasses. We are sure to find one which allows you to medicate your pet easily.

Care of Wildlife

Avenida All Pet Clinic works with the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. We can accept injured or orphaned wildlife found by the public, care for them, and then place them into the loving hands of the volunteers at the CWRC for further rehabilitation and future release.

Boarding

We also offer boarding for the small critters. Call the clinic for more boarding details!